Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino

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Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use Philippine English Template:Infobox Philippine political party The Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Template:Literal translation), formerly Partido ng Masang Pilipino (Template:Literal translation), is a populist political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine President Joseph E. Estrada. In the May 1998 presidential election, it aligned itself with other political parties to form the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (Struggle of the Patriotic Filipino Masses).

History

Partido ng Masang Pilipino

Formation

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PMP's logo as early as 1990s when the acronym is still Partido ng Masang Pilipino

Originally named the Partido ng Masang Pilipino, the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino emanated from an organization which was an offshoot of the Economic Recovery Action Program (ERAP) organized by George S. Antonio in May 1990. The ERAP organization was formally launched on October 4, 1990 with 21 original members.<ref name="Populism">Template:Cite book</ref>

The organization grew exponentially with the recruitment of members nationwide. It was then that the PMP was accredited as a political party with the objective of helping to uplift the lives of the Filipino people, especially the poor and the disadvantaged, through effective and efficient social and economic reforms. Its first campaign headquarters was located at the 4th floor of San Buena Building, EDSA corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong. On August 20, 1991, PMP was formally accredited as a national political party.

1992: Erap's victory

In 1992, PMP took its first major political step by fielding then-Senator Joseph Estrada as its presidential candidate. But, after being convinced by a religious sect to be Danding Cojuangco's runningmate, Estrada slide down as vice presidential candidate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cojuangco is the founder and standard-bearer of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), which Estrada also joined. Estrada overwhelmingly won the vice-presidency, defeating former Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) along with five other candidates.

1998: LAMMP and Erap's presidency

In 1997, a permanent and fully operational headquarters was established at 409 Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. In the 1998 Philippine general election, PMP was very much involved in the election with the candidacy of Estrada as president and other local candidates nationwide. PMP played a lead role in the establishment of the opposition coalition Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP), which also counted among its members the LDP (formerly known as Laban), NPC and PDP–Laban. The coalition fielded full slates for the national and local levels. Card-bearing members reached as high as 3.2 million nationwide. Estrada won the presidential election, garnering almost 11 million votes and defeating nine other candidates including House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. of Lakas–NUCD–UMDP.

2001: Pwersa ng Masa

In 2001, PMP led the opposition coalition, fielding senatorial candidates from People's Reform Party and LDP as well as independent candidates. The Puwersa ng Masa coalition won four seats in the Senate, including one for Estrada's wife Luisa "Loi" Ejercito Estrada.

Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino

2003: Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino

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PMP logo used in 2010 while Estrada was campaigning

In 2003, the party's name Partido ng Masang Pilipino was changed to Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. In April 2004, the PMP agreed to enter into a coalition with the LDP and PDP–Laban to form the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP), the dominant opposition coalition for the 2004 Philippine general election. The coalition fielded actor Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda (who recently bolt Lakas) as candidates for president and vice-president, respectively. Poe and Legarda lost the election to incumbent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Senator Noli de Castro.

2008

On January 18, 2008, PMP placed full-page advertisements in Metro Manila newspapers, blaming EDSA 2 of having "inflicted a dent on Philippine democracy". Its featured clippings questioned the constitutionality of the revolution. The published featured clippings were taken from Time, New York Times, Straits Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Asia Times Online, The Economist, and International Herald Tribune. Former Supreme Court justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma opined that EDSA 2 violated the 1987 Constitution.<ref>GMA NEWS.TV, Erap's PMP questions EDSA 2 constitutionality</ref>

Alfredo Lim, on August 20, 2008, resigned as head of Joseph Estrada's Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Partido ng Masang Pilipino – PMP) following a PMP's executive committee resolution removing him as president of the party. He was replaced by Joseph Estrada who is also the PMP chairman.<ref>abs-cbnnews.com, Lim resigns as PMP presidentTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref>newsinfo.inquirer.net, Mayor Lim resigns from Estrada party Template:Webarchive</ref>

2010: Erap–Binay

In 2010, Estrada launched his comeback bid for presidency, tapping longtime ally and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay. Even though Estrada lost to Liberal Senator Noynoy Aquino, Binay clinched victory against Liberal Mar Roxas (a former Estrada cabinet member).


PMP-affiliated parties

Notable members

Candidates

For Philippine General Elections 2010

Senatorial Slate (8)

For the 2013 Philippine general election

Senatorial Slate (9): United Nationalist Alliance

For the 2016 Philippine general election

  • Rommel Mendoza – Presidential Candidate (backed out, supported the candidacy of former Vice President Jejomar Binay)

Senatorial Slate

Electoral performance

Presidential and vice presidential elections

Year Presidential election Vice presidential election
Candidate Vote share Result Candidate Vote share Result
1992 None<ref group=n>Estrada originally ran as president, but withdraw candidacy.</ref> Fidel Ramos
(Lakas–NUCD) 		None<ref group=n>Estrada ran as candidate of NPC, even though retaining PMP membership.</ref> Joseph Estrada
(NPC)
1998 Joseph Estrada<ref group=n>Estrada stood under the banner of the multi-party electoral alliance LAMMP.</ref> Template:Percentage bar style="background:Template:Party color;"| Joseph Estrada
(PMP) 		None<ref group=n>Estrada's running mate was Edgardo Angara of the LAMMP–LDP.</ref> Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–NUCD)
2004 None<ref group=n>PMP endorsed Fernando Poe Jr. for president.</ref> Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
(Lakas–CMD) 		None<ref group=n>PMP endorsed Loren Legarda for vice president.</ref> Noli de Castro
(Independent)
2010 Joseph Estrada Template:Percentage bar Benigno Aquino III
(Liberal) 		None<ref group=n>Estrada's running mate was Jejomar Binay of PDP–Laban.</ref> Jejomar Binay
(PDP–Laban)
2016 None<ref group=n>PMP endorsed Grace Poe for president.</ref> Rodrigo Duterte
(PDP–Laban) 		None<ref group=n>PMP endorsed Bongbong Marcos for vice president.</ref> Leni Robredo
(Liberal)
2022 None<ref group=n>PMP endorsed Bongbong Marcos for president.</ref> Bongbong Marcos
(Partido Federal) 		None<ref group=n>PMP Endorsed Sara Duterte for vice president.</ref> Sara Z. Duterte
(Lakas–CMD)

Legislative elections

Congress of the Philippines
Year Seats won Result Year Seats won Ticket Result
1992 Not
participating 		LDP plurality 1992 Template:Composition bar Single party ticket LDP win 16/24 seats
1995 Template:Composition bar Lakas–Laban majority 1995 Not
participating 		Lakas–Laban win 9/12 seats
1998<ref group=n>Contested in an electoral alliance with LDP and NPC as LAMMP. Seat total consists of 55 LAMMP representatives. No PMP representatives were elected outside the LAMMP alliance.</ref> Template:Composition bar Lakas plurality 1998 Template:Composition bar style="background:Template:Party color;"| LAMMP style="background:Template:Party color;"| LAMMP win 7/12 seats
2001 Template:Composition bar Lakas plurality 2001 Not
participating 		People Power Coalition win 8/13 seats
2004 Template:Composition bar Lakas plurality 2004 Template:Composition bar KNP K4 win 7/12 seats
2007 Template:Composition bar Lakas plurality 2007 Not
participating 		Genuine Opposition win 8/12 seats
2010 Template:Composition bar Lakas plurality 2010 Template:Composition bar Single party ticket Liberal win 4/12 seats
2013 Template:Composition bar Liberal plurality 2013 Not
participating 		Team PNoy win 9/12 seats
2016 Template:Composition bar Liberal plurality 2016 Template:Composition bar Single party ticket Daang Matuwid win 7/12 seats
2019 Template:Composition bar PDP–Laban plurality 2019 Template:Composition bar style="background:Template:Party color;"| Split ticket style="background:Template:Party color;"| Hugpong win 9/12 seats
2022 Template:Composition bar PDP–Laban plurality 2022 Template:Composition bar style="background:Template:Party color;"|UniTeam style="background:Template:Party color;"|UniTeam alliance win 6/12 seats
2025 Template:Composition bar Lakas plurality 2025 Not
participating 		Bagong Pilipinas win 6/12 seats

Notes

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See also

References

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